Question 3

(A) and (C).
- (A) Doran calls Betterton "perhaps the greatest of English actors" (quoted in the passage).


- (C) The author explicitly states Doran's players "do not relieve one of the doubt," indicating no definite yes/no to caring for past actors. collegedunia
(B) lacks any direct statement of Doran's view on Garrick beyond abundant details.

Can you please explain question 1 sir

Question 1: Answer D - details of Garrick's life

The sentence structure explains itself: Garrick "bears no very distinct figure" because he has "been the subject of much anecdote and other conversation." The idiom "can't see the wood for the trees" means that too many small details obscure the larger, clearer picture. Here, the "trees" are the countless anecdotes and biographical details about Garrick that pile up and prevent a clear, unified sense of who he was (the "wood"). So "trees" = details of Garrick's life.

Question 2: Answer C - the acting of famous stage personalities would appeal to us today

The doubt is set up in the opening lines: would we "really care for" past actors if we could see them, or would we "find them too different from our accent of thought, of feeling, of speech" - referring specifically to their manner of acting (thought, feeling, speech are the tools of a performer). The passage then says Dr. Doran's accounts of lesser-known actors "do not relieve one of the doubt," meaning even detailed descriptions can't settle whether their performances would resonate with a modern audience. This is squarely about whether their acting would still appeal, not merely whether we'd like them personally (which is closer to A, but less precise given the acting-specific vocabulary used).


Question 3: Answers A and C
A - answerable. The passage quotes the description of Betterton as "perhaps the greatest of English actors," attributed to Doran's account. This directly answers who Doran considered the top English actor: Betterton.

C-answerable. The first question posed is whether we'd still care for past actors if we could see them today. The passage never resolves this - it repeatedly emphasizes lingering doubt (Doran's accounts "do not relieve one of the doubt"). So we can answer the question "does the author give a definite answer?" - and the answer is no, the author leaves it open.

B - not answerable. The passage describes the author's impression of the account of Garrick (that it's indistinct, buried in anecdote) - but this is a comment on how the material reads, not a statement of Doran's personal opinion or assessment of Garrick as an actor. We can't determine what Doran himself thought of Garrick from this.